Niger's Failed Coup Exposes Cracks in the Military
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Niger's Failed Coup Exposes Cracks in the Military
The failed coup in Niger has brought deep divisions within the military to light. As Russia's support highlights the junta's fading influence, soldiers continue to face jihadi attacks, poor equipment and little pay.
In Niger, a quiet day this Monday, August 31 in Niamey, after a weekend marked by gunfire. They started on the night of Friday to Saturday and continued throughout the day on Saturday. Violent clashes pitted mutinous soldiers on the one hand against the presidential guard, supported by the Russian forces of the Africa Corps, on the other. Since then, no official report has been released. General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the CNSP, did not spe…
Niger's Armed Forces and Russia's Africa Corps: After the failed coup in Niamey, the country becomes a test case for the security model of the Sahel Alliance. How far does dependence on Moscow extend?
48 hours after the clashes between mutineers and those who remained faithful to the regime of General Adbourahamane Tiani, the veil gradually rises on the reasons that prompted a part of the army to rise. And on the reaction of the military regime, which owes its salvation only to the support of the 200 Russians of the Africa Corps.
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